National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Brighton U21 or Queens Park Rangers U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both participants have had enough days rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an in-your-face fixture!
Brighton U21 form and stats
Brighton U21 have played 5 Premier League 2 Division One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Brighton U21 are returning here after visiting AFC Bournemouth U21 in a Premier League Cup match and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
In the game before, 1-1 away to Derby County U21 (Premier League Cup).
The Brighton manager Ruth has got the team scoring with 12 from 5 home games in the league. Brighton U21's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Queens Park Rangers U21 form and stats
Playing away, Queens Park Rangers U21 have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Professional Development League this season.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League Cup home defeat versus Derby County U21 with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
The match earlier was the Premier League Cup-battle against Brighton U21, a home loss (3-4).
Queens Park Rangers U21 have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 7 away matches. Queens have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Queens Park Rangers U21 - Brighton U21 3-4 was the result in these sides' latest head-to-head game, earlier this season. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Moran with 2 goals scored against Queens Park Rangers U21 in these 1 games.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Moran 4 goals |  T. Miller 2 goals |
Brighton U21 missing players
Queens Park Rangers U21 missing players
| Brighton U21 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 7 | Played | P | 8 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 41 | 12 | Scored | S | 17 | 29 | ||
| 42 | 10 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | ||
| 44% | 57% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 53% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 68% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 67% | ||
| 12% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 13% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 20% | ||
| 5.3 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.6 | 7.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 10.9 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 11 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 38% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 41% | ||
| 12.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 10.6 | ||
| 5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Brighton U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Derby County U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal U21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool U21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham U21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Wolves U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 10 |
| 12 | Leicester U21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 9 |
| 13 | West Ham United U21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 8 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -18 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 32 |
| 3 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 4 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 5 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town U21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 3 |
